AP Human Geography Unit 1 Vocabulary

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cultural landscape

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the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape

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satellite navigation system

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Portable device that uses GPS to plot the user's position.

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region

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An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.

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mental map

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An internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located.

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Projection

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The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.

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thematic map

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A map that shows a particular theme, or topic

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hearth

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The region from which innovative ideas originate

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cultural ecology

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The geographic study of human-environment relationships

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absolute location

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Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates

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relative location

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The position of a place in relation to another place